Diego Sánchez (footballer, born 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Sánchez Richieri | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albion | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor Sporting | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Juventud Las Piedras | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Colón FC | 13 | (4) |
| 2022 | Central Español | 24 | (2) |
| 2023 | Sud América | 31 | (6) |
| 2024 | Uruguay Montevideo | 17 | (6) |
| 2024 | Deportes Temuco | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Albion | 22 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Diego Sánchez Richieri (born 30 July 1999) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Albion.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sánchez was trained and started his career with Defensor Sporting in 2019 and 2020.[2][3][4] The next year, he switched to Juventud Las Piedras on 28 January 2020.[5]
The next seasons, Sánchez played for Colón FC,[6][7] Central Español,[8] Sud América[9] and Uruguay Montevideo[10] in his homeland.[4]
In the second half of 2024, Sánchez moved abroad and joined Chilean club Deportes Temuco on a deal until the end of the year.[4][11][12]
Back to Uruguay, Sánchez joined Albion on 21 January 2025.[13]
References
- ^ "Diego Sanchez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "35° aniversario de la Escuela de Fútbol de Defensor Sporting". Defensor Sporting Club (in Spanish). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Orfila probó diferentes equipos frente a Plaza Colonia". Defensor Sporting Club (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "[VIDEO] Deportes Temuco se refuerza en ataque con "torre" uruguaya". SoyChile (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "⚽️ #INCORPORACIÓN" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Juventud. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Colón venció a Oriental en Canelones por tres a cero". www.primeramateur.com (in Spanish). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Colón Fútbol Club - AUF 2021". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Central Español - AUF 2022". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Segunda División: Sud América venció 2-0 a Uruguay Montevideo en el cierre de la fecha 3". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Segunda División: Uruguay Montevideo venció a Sud América en el inicio de la segunda fecha". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Fuentealba, Matías (29 July 2024). "Deportes Temuco cerraría su mercado de fichajes con delantero uruguayo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Uruguayo, Diego Sanchez es el nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Temuco". SoyChile (in Spanish). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ @albionfootballclub; (21 January 2025). "𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗟 ⚽️" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025 – via Instagram.
External links
- Diego Sánchez at Soccerway
- Diego Sánchez at BDFA (in Spanish)